Mercedes CUVs continue to provide the brands sales momentum. Wayne Gerdes – CleanMPG – July 1, 2016 2016 Mercedes-Benz GLE 300d with the 201 hp and 369 lb-ft of torque 2.1L I4 mated to a 7-speed AT - $53,425 incl. the $925 D&H charge to start provides an easy to achieve 22/29 mpgUS city/highway rating. TrueCar indicates it can be purchased for as much as $4k off on the West coast and $3k off on the East. Mercedes-Benz June 2016 Sales Overview Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) incl. Sprinter and smart reported it sold 31,965 vehicles in June, up 2.3 percent over the 31,260 sold in June of 2015. YTD sales of 181,132 vehicles is down 0.5 percent below the 182,124 sold through the same 6-month period of 2015. Mercedes-Benz on its own sold 28,473 vehicles, up 1.5 percent over the 28,044 sold through the same period of 2015. YTD sales of 162,777 is down 1.3 percent below the 164,966 sold through the same 6-month period of 2015. Sprinter reported its best-ever June sales with 3,085 vehicles, and smart achieved sales of 407 vehicles. Mercedes-Benz June 2016 Sales Highlights Mercedes-Benz volume and sales leader in June included the GLE. The GLE was purchased by 4,515 new owners, up 27.5 percent over the 3,541 sold during June of 2015. 2016 MB GLE YTD sales of 25,186 vehicles is up 9.7 percent over the 22,960 sold through the same 6-month period of 2015. Market Share Detail In June, VW market share was down a significant 0.5 percent from its previous 2.1 percent share. This is expected given the TDI emissions problems revealed last fall. Nissan share was up an eye opening 0.9 percent while Toyota was down the same. Ford was up 0.6 percent while GM was down 0.7 percent vs June of 2015. On a volume basis, June of 2016 US Auto sales of 1.51 million vehicles was up 2.7 percent over June of 2015s 1.47 million vehicles result. 2016 YTD sales of 8.59 million is up 1.1 percent ahead of the 8.59 million vehicles sold through the same period of 2015. U.S. June 2016 Sales vs. June 2015 Sales Ranks and Results for the top 14 Automobile Manufacturers GM June 2016 Sales Down 1.6% with 255,210 Vehicles Sold Ford June 2016 Sales Up 6.4% with 240,109 Vehicles Sold Toyota June 2016 Sales Down 5.6% with 198,257 Vehicles Sold FCA June 2016 Sales Up 6.5% with 197,073 Vehicles Sold Nissan June 2016 Sales Up 13.1% with 140,553 Vehicles Sold Honda June 2016 Sales Up 3.2% with 138,715 Vehicles Sold Hyundai June 2016 Sales Up 0.0% with 67,511 Vehicles Sold Kia June 2016 Sales Up 15.6% with 62,572 Vehicles Sold Subaru June 20165 Sales Up 5.1% with 46,598 Vehicles Sold BMW June 2016 Sales Down 11.9% with 33,769 Vehicles Sold Mercedes-Benz June 2016 Sales Up 2.3% with 31,965 Vehicles Sold Mazda June 2016 Sales Down 3.8% with 26,188 Vehicles Sold VW June 2016 Sales Down 21.8% with 23,809 Vehicles Sold Audi June 2016 Sales Up 1.0% with 18,445 Vehicles Sold In June, FCA moved within 1,250 vehicles of overtaking Toyota for the 3rd position, Nissan overtook Honda for the 5th spot and Mazda overtook VW for the first time to occupy the 12th spot. The seasonally adjusted annual selling rate (SAAR) for light vehicles in June was approximately 17.0 million vehicles. Calendar-year-to-date, the light vehicle SAAR was 17.3 million vehicles.
